TY - BOOK AU - Bertie,Alex TI - Trans mission: my quest to a beard SN - 9781526360687 (pbk.) : U1 - 306.768092 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Wren & Rook KW - Bertie, Alex KW - Transgender people KW - Juvenile literature KW - Teenage Non-Fiction KW - ukslc KW - Personal Issues N1 - 14+ N2 - Being a teenager is difficult enough, but having to go through puberty whilst realising you're in the wrong body means dealing with a whole new set of problems: bullying, self-doubt and in some cases facing a physical and medical transition. Alex is an ordinary teenager: he likes pugs, donuts, retro video games and he sleeps with his socks on. He's also transgender, and was born female. He's been living as a male for the past few years and he has recently started his physical transition. Throughout this book, Alex will share what it means to be in his shoes, as well as his personal advice to other trans teens ER -